Laura Desmond

A view from the top: Laura Desmond
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May 17, 2013
Laura Desmond

A view from the top: Laura Desmond

Overseeing 7,700 employees in 132 offices across the world means Laura Desmond, chief executive at Starcom MediaVest Group, is often in airport lounges more than her own kitchen. But travel, she says, has always been a personal passion.

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